#tbt: Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

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Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan. 224 p. Alfred A. Knopf/ Random House Children's Books, September, 2003. 

I highlight LGBTQIA+ titles throughout the year, but June is Pride Month, so I will try to be a bit more intentional in the Daily Book Talks. #tbt features Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan. This exuberant romance turns the romantic trope of "boy meets girl" on its head in the most delightful ways.

Our narrator, Paul, is an openly gay sophomore who is lucky enough to live in a gay-friendly town in New Jersey where the star quarterback on the football team, Infinite Darlene, is also homecoming queen. When Noah moves to town, Paul is instantly smitten, but Noah is cautious, having recently broken up with a cheating boyfriend.

Boy Meets Boy was published in 2003. It received the Lamda Literary Award for Children/ Young Adults and regularly appears on lists of best LGBTQIA+ books for young readers. David Levithan has written quite a few books, including Every Day, which was adapted for film.